Maryland Recycling Act - Recyclable Materials and Resource Recovery Facilities - Alterations
Sponsor: Senator PinskyCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the definition of 'recyclable materials' under the Maryland Recycling Act to exclude incinerator ash; and repealing the authority of a county to utilize a resource recovery facility to meet 5% of the waste reduction required to be achieved through recycling in the county's recycling plan.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Schablein, Jared | Lower Shore Progressive Caucus | Position only |
| FAV | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Younts, Diana | MLC Climate Justice Wing | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DySard, Alexandra | MOM's Organic Market | Oral |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Maryland Clean Water Action | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | Sierra Club | Oral |
| FAV | Younts, Diana | Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Pinsky, Senator Pinskylegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kasemeyer, Pam | Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…